b18ft onto 300 series gearbox

monkeyismycopilot · Post by **monkeyismycopilot** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 7:35 pm

Hello,

I happen to have a b18ft engine from the 480 and I would like to know if the manual or automatic gearbox from a 300 series bolts onto the b18ft engine.

kind regards

hjkort · Post by **hjkort** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 6:52 am

No, the 300 series boxes are not connected to the engine directly. The boxes are above the rear axle. 300 series are RWD.

However, the 1.7 GL and GLT models with 5-speed manual have the same engineblock as the B18FT. So the housing for the driveshaft should fit. But only for a RWD set-up

whitearrow · Post by **whitearrow** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 4:15 pm

Hi, colleages,

looking around this topic of compatibilities of b18ft transmissions , what about the 6 gear combination possibilities? No one known, isn't it?
I really have discovered a lot of fuel compsumption saving it you drive as much as posible in the gap 1500-2000 rpm's.

owen080808 · Post by **owen080808** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 11:41 pm

i would freakin love a 300 series with a b18ft, must weight not very much, plus rwd goodness, plus and excellent sleeper: whats worse than driving a saxo and being passed by a 15 yr old 480?

driving a saxo and being passed by a 20 year old 340 GL, which then proceeds to travel sideways round the roundabout!

Chris_C · Post by **Chris_C** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 9:32 am

If I hadn't decided to sort out the bodywork on mine, I'd be getting it MOT'd this week... still, should be within the next 6-8weeks (as the cars at home, and I'm at uni).

As an aside, do you guys run Richmod with 98oct only?

owen080808 · Post by **owen080808** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 1:52 pm

yep richmod i believe is suggested 97 ron and above, i only ever use optimax because no one else sells 99ron north of the border. you'll notice the difference if you dont!

aibast · Post by **aibast** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 1:58 pm

I would go a B230FT on the 300 series cars

Chris_C · Post by **Chris_C** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 3:07 pm

Yeah, if I was starting from scratch I would have done, but the 340 and 360 have different transmissions, the redblock will only bolt in to 60's. As I've had this '40 for 5 years, I didn't want to swap, the options were the same as you get, 16ver or a B18FT really for bolt in ease. Ta for the heads up on the fuel, it only crossed my mind the other day, I had guessed it probably was if the ignition was tweaked!

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b18ft onto 300 series gearbox

b18ft onto 300 series gearbox

6 gear mechanical transmision